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Spring Into Action
Just minutes from downtown and featuring 57,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, there's no better place to book your big event than the Indianapolis Marriott East. Book your event by Dec. 31, 2011 and you can choose two of these rewarding concessions: Triple Marriott RewardsR points, complimentary audiovisual package, complimentary food & beverage reception, complimentary data package, or a total of 20 percent off the master bill.
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Pharma/Medical Meetings
Healthcare Hubbub
By MARLENE GOLDMAN
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When the 2,000-page federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law last year, the medical meetings industry had to add another set of regulations to its growing list of rules and restrictions.
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With competition mounting for convention business, many of these enhanced facilities are being designed to fulfill the requirements for service and technology that planners now expect.
The healthcare reform act contains language from the original Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which requires companies to begin recording any physician payments and "transfers of value" that are worth more than $10 starting Jan. 1, 2012, and to report them on March 31, 2013.
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| The Drake |
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The Drake lends its expertise in high-end affairs to today's most demanding events. The Drake's choice of venues includes an executive conference center, two permanent boardrooms, and four versatile halls that blend a Jazz Age fondness for Renaissance design with state-of-the- art technology. Fourteen intimate spaces accommodate small receptions, board meetings, corporate retreats, and breakout sessions. Plus, as a member of the Hilton family of hotels, The Drake rewards meeting professionals with HHonors points along the way.
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F&B Strategies
Checklist, Please!
By ARLENE SHEFF
A common statistic that is bandied about the meetings industry states that F&B costs are commonly the second-highest budget item (after guest rooms), so getting this portion of your event correct is absolutely crucial to the bottom line.
And it certainly doesn't take a veteran planner to know that a substandard F&B effort is perhaps the most likely meeting component to leave a bad taste in the mouth of your attendees!
Hiring a caterer can involve different challenges than planning food and beverage functions at a hotel. I've compiled a list of questions that might be helpful in evaluating caterers—some questions are more basic and some concern sustainability. Use those that are specific to your event.
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Site Scene
Missouri
A historic downtown Kansas City building is slated to reopen as The Grand Hotel following an $11 million renovation. The Gate City National Bank building, which opened in 1920, is scheduled to reopen in about a year as a 43-room upscale boutique property.
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LATEST VIDEOS
Meetings: On Location!
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Chief Content Director Tyler Davidson talked trends with key Benchmark Hospitality International officers at the recent annual meeting of the International Association of Conference Centers.
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| Technology: The Latest Meetings Tech Tools
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Keeping up with technology can seem like an endless task…because it's just that! Luckily, there are experts here to tip you off to the most important tech tools to focus on and which ones you may not need to spend as much time learning.
Sponsored by: Visit Raleigh, South San Francisco Conference Center, Marriott Kansas City Downtown, Kingston Resorts, Las Vegas Hilton, Charlotte's Got A Lot, Lowes Coronado Bay San Diego, Lowes Atlanta Hotel and Visit San Antonio. |
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Visit our webinar page to register or learn more.
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